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You mean one of those snuggle blankets with arms, don't you? No. I meant a proper, english gents sleeping gown. The full on robe, with hood, belt at the waist, heavy material that's really good at keeping you warm while wearing. Sometimes, you just have to go old school. What can I say, I was the kid who got away wearing a waistcoat and pocket watch with my school uniform. I keep a pair of two-tone patent leather shoes for formal wear.. and I face the rain and cold in a crombie greatcoat and wearing a fedora. My clothes sense is a few generations off..

Apparently Gamestop US has the "Augmented Edition" available for pre-order... Of course, if you order via there just to get that.. you probably won't get it on day one.. ah, the choices you have to make..

I'd be tempted by the soundtrack and the artbook... but ah well. Those collector editions are murder to find so it probably wouldn't be worth the hassle of finding one in the UK..

Yeah, I pre-ordered mine a month or two back. Sometimes when I'm really interested in a game and I want to get my hands on it to see how it is rather then wait for other peoples perceptions.. I just like to put down my order so it's taken care of. Then when it arrives I can cackle maniacally...

Condolences Architect. On the other side of things.. the cars out front are hidden by a small layer of snow... I've spent half the day at home wearing a darth sideous style sleeping gown on top of my clothes to keep suitably warm and comfortable. Reading through an old thesis to expand my mind and learn some potentially new and interesting things.. and my mind keeps taking small bits of it and running off at random tangents. So i keep having to backtrack and reread to make sure it settles in. However, I received a package in the post that's taken about a month to arrive here after travelling from the States.. Seasons 4 & 5 of Remington Steele which I found cheap..so I think tonight I shall get in some incredibly cheesey detective viewing...

David Arkenstone - Atlantis : A Symphonic Journey. Strangely soul-tugging.

Having a weird day of total non-focus-ability. That and surviving the cold. Took a run into the village to pick up prescriptions and meds for my mother..and hoo-boy, tis cold and chilly out. And then there's the wind chill. Joy. But yeah, anytime I'm actually trying to gather thoughts today it's all going poof in random directions. Totally feels like my mind is trying to run on an oil-slicked hamster wheel and never getting a grip. That and a strange sense of general malaise and hopelessness. I need to find my mojo. Dang it. I want my mojo back.

ah hah, belated happy birthday orogun. Stirred from the deep slumbers to find an early morning.. woke from dreams involving pirates, boat chases, drinks with friends and some quest to find an engagement ring.. So not sure if its facing the cold of the day or those dreams that has me feeling grumpy, sad and wanting a drink. But I've settled for a hot mug of tea instead. That and the knowledge that I have a dinner to go to this evening that I've been told will "end around a bonfire with cigars and a bottle of port."

Mixture of a day. Decided to take a challenge and went to the barbers. Removing a large amount of what was protecting my head from the cold of the English winter... Some interesting mental puzzle work with some system modelling.. Was having the slight grouch of not having Tron Evolution to play after getting psyched that it was supposed to be here today. Now wondering when the hell it's actually going to be available. Trying to decide what I'm in the mood to read.. or whether to pick up some new game to play.

To add an element of historical trivia to the thread.. : May, 1618 The defenestration of Prague During religious difficulties, Protestant protesters threw the regent and his secretary from the castle. They fell 30 meters, landed in manure and survived. The catholics claimed it was God's mercy. The protestants just said 'horse****'.

There is a time for simple courtesy and polite restraint even in the midst of a heated argument. Of course, there's also a reason why the traditional english gentlman was a master of double-meanings, play on words and the ability to slice someones ego with a few simple words and never needing to raise their voice... Hm, and on the regards of Wicca never being involved in atrocities or such.. well, technically Wicca is a neopagan religion that pretty much was created in the last century out of a collection of various beliefs and supposed history. From what I've picked up over the years, it developed out of certain aspects of the victorian splurge into spiritualism at the turn of the century, and then grew into its own specific set during the 50's and 60's. It hasn't exactly been around the length of time or the wide-enough following to get heavily involved in inquisitions, hardening of faith into dogma and the various reasons why a lot of organised religion can get in the way of personal faith.

Welcome to my world of late... And while beer with friends can be good.. I thought you were planning on cutting back on that avenue...

.. And for the bizzare.. I just got an email over my pre-order for Tron Evolution on pc... Apparently, they're no longer releasing a pc version of the game. A Tron game. And they've decided last minute to not release the pc version. I am... flabbergasted. Edit: Double checking and no place I can find online in Europe has Tron Evolution pc available.. but Amazon.com still has a listing for it although that's got the December release date... Anyone in Australia managed to find a copy of it yet? Since that had the Nov 25th release date...

Caught the 5th Element on tv last night.. It might be turning into an oldie now, but it's still damn enjoyable. All the small things in the background, and a rather good soundtrack.

I haven't sat down to actually play any games since I finished that first run through of FONV a few weeks back.. Hm, pondering on whether picking up AC2 for

I ended up in Black Mountain that first time by climbing the mountain from Helios One side.. so I never had that quest kick in..by the time I'd climbed down the mountain I'd dealt with Tabitha and freed Raul... then I stumble on that shack with Neil on the way out and it was "oh..crap.. was I meant to discover this place first??"

I wouldn't bother. I looked into it once, and while taking over the world isn't that much of a pain, running it afterwards is just murder. You wouldn't believe the red-tape and bureaucracy it would take. It's just not worthwhile.

I got quite into this a few years back..but for some reason I stopped watching around season 6 or 7.. I can't remember what it was that life interupted my viewing with..

Spiders are also supposed to be quite self-grooming as well.. kind of like eight-legged cats.. Add in the whole.. hunt flies and such like....

If your looking for the whole.. Ancient Ruins, Half crumbled castles and buildings over a few hundred years.. You should look up some of the English Heritage sites and plot out the places you'd really like to see. That might give you a better idea for travel within the UK.

I used to be pretty darn good at this stuff. I thought I was getting a handle on how it all works.. and poof. I find I haven't a freaking clue and my heads exploding. I think it might be time to take a big step back from thinking about this stuff and go have a cup of tea to ensure the day is survived.

Went through a night with some very surreal dreams. Surreal as in nazis, giant robots, spies, strange fluffy rabbits, and other weirdness. Trying to get my mind wrapped around the changes in programming that's developed in the last 8 years since I did any serious coding. Going from things like Cobol, Ada, and C where you had to dig in and get the grunt work of any engine done first, and then all the GUI was just the cheese you left till the end... and now it all seems to be quick iterations where you focus on the GUI and the engine side of things is practically all "plug and play" resources that these new-fangled languages seem to use.. C# I'm looking at you. Reading through code and I'm mostly understanding the logic of it all..but not recognising half the keywords and funtions being used.. sigh. Now I'm feeling old. old and depressed and a little bit slow.

That's actually one of the key reasons I've never gotten bitten by the console bug. The games are usually about

ah, the sweet, sweet nostalgia that always comes when remembering your favourite DeusEx playthroughs... Like the first time you realise that you could actually save Paul and he didn't have to die..

I think part of the trouble with Mat is that in these books we're seeing Mat more as the General type with that touch more sense of responsibility behind everything. Before, it was still Mat as the wilder, unrestrained individual... At least that's how I squint at it.. I'm not sure quite how to take the Rand transformation aspect.. in some ways it almost feels like a deus ex handwave excuse.. even if it does make a certain sense..